Thelonious Monk Live In 66 Norway Denmark Concerts Vinyl

This dvd which contains thelonious monk s two studio television performances taped in oslo and copenhagen in 1966 proves that seeing monk is as important as hearing him.

Thelonious monk live in 66 norway denmark concerts vinyl.

3 round midnight written by cootie williams thelonious monk. Thelonious sphere monk was an american jazz pianist and composer. He s backed by his legendary quartet tenor saxophonist charlie rouse bassist larry gales and drummer ben riley who was forced to play with a spare borrowed drumkit. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire including round midnight blue monk ruby my dear in walked bud and well you needn t.

This effort seems a little more focused than the town hall concert. Charlie rouse is on saxophone larry gales on bass and ben riley on drums. The first set is lulu s back in town followed by blue monk and round midnight. Written by thelonious monk tracks.

Lulu s back in town. 2015 02 19t00 00 00 0 thelonious monk live in norway denmark 1966. Official website for jazz legend thelonious sphere monk one of the most inventive pianists in the history of any musical genre. Among the wealth of highlights in the jazz icon dvd series series are two superb 1966 thelonious monk concerts filmed three days apart in norway and denmark.

New never before released live album palo alto coming july 31. Hal overton again. A1 a3 to b3 c1 to d2 notes recorded at the concert house stockholm sweden may 16 1961 by the swedish radio. A major event is taking place in the world of jazz the release of the jazz icons dvd series featuring filmed concerts by the most pivotal and influential jazz artists of the 20th century.

The 10 best thelonious monk albums to own on vinyl. Epistrophy written by kenny clarke thelonious monk. Blue monk written by thelonious monk. This is a great introduction to monk s live albums and their variation with studio work.

This disc bring us two superb 1966 concerts from thelonious monk filmed three days apart in norway and denmark. His quartet had a six month residency at a new york club and this was recorded in front of a live audience.